'Santa Ana' winds and upwelling filaments off Northern Baja California

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-129

  Trasvina, A ^a   Ortiz Figueroa, M ^b   Herrera, H ^c   Cosio M A ^c   Gonzalez E ^c  

^a CICESE en BCS   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^c CICESE en BCS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Cold filaments; Offshore winds; Santa Ana winds; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COLD FRONT; JET FLOW; UPWELLING; WIND FIELD;

BAJA CALIFORNIA STATE; MEXICO;

EID: 0141514577     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(03)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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